10. According to sources from the Chechen side, there was in December 1994 a «secret plan to deport the Chechen people» and the Ministry of Emergency Situations acted within the framework of this plan. According to an interview with Isa Madaev, the Minister of Internal Affairs of the CRI conducted in October 1996 by O. Trusevich and A. Cherkasov of the «Memorial» HRC, the Chechen detachments did not intercept those departing from Grozny but rather those attempting to cross the borders of Chechnya. In the opinion of the «Memorial» HRC, this version does not serve as a justification for the actions of the CRI who forced civilians to return to war entrenched Grozny.